US Navy defies Trump, proceeds in effort to expel SEAL

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US Navy defies Trump, proceeds in effort to expel SEAL
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The Navy this week launched a procedure under which a peer review board could strip him and three other members of his unit of their Trident pins -- effectively booting them from the SEALs.

Edward Gallagher had been accused of war crimes in a high-profile case but was found guilty only of a lesser offense. On November 15, Trump reversed the demotion handed down to the 40-year-old under his conviction.

A rankled Trump declared on Twitter on Thursday that"The Navy will NOT be taking away Warfighter and Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher's Trident Pin." On Saturday, however, a senior Pentagon official who requested anonymity in order to speak freely said the"peer review board is proceeding."

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